unadvised

unadvised [uhn-uh d-vahyzd] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unadvised on Thesaurus.com adjective

without advice or counsel; uninformed: a defendant unadvised of her legal rights.
imprudent; rash; ill-advised: He purchased a business with unadvised haste.

Origin of unadvised First recorded in 1300–50, unadvised is from the Middle English word onavised. See un-1, advised Related formsun·ad·vis·ed·ly [uhn-uh d-vahy-zid-lee] /ˌʌn ədˈvaɪ zɪd li/, adverbun·ad·vis·ed·ness, noun Related Words for unadvised ill-advised, brash, hasty, heedless, ignorant, imprudent, inadvisable, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, rash, reckless, thoughtless, unaware, uninformed, unknowing, unsuspecting, unwary, unwise Examples from the Web for unadvised Historical Examples of unadvised

Asriel kept Flora unadvised as to the name of the steamer or the date of his arrival.

Abraham Cahan

The shoemaker was a poor man, and needed his money as soon as earned—he was not unadvised of this fact.

T. S. Arthur

Why were they of the South standing ready, as to their mental posture, for any or every rash and unadvised step?

Various

Young man, thou art too unadvised, said Frederic: dost thou think we are to listen to thy fond transports in this hour of fate?

Samuel Johnson

Thus, in reality, this unadvised sally of the citizens was the cause of the death of a large number of their countrymen.

W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for unadvised unadvised adjective

Derived Formsunadvisedly (ˌʌnədˈvaɪzɪdlɪ), adverbunadvisedness, noun